A potent stretch (might be a tad extreme/sloppy, I'm not sure)

[lmfao]

When I was younger I discovered a stretch I'd use in an attempt to fix my bad posture. I made a post about this months ago, but I just want to make another post because: 1) I've slightly changed how I do it now and 2)its feels amazing. After a very short time of using the stretch today I accidentally made my left arm numb and tingling (and it hasn't fully gone after 45 mins) so be careful lmao. 

I have no experience with yoga whatsoever, I just do this stretch when meditating randomly.

Sit down (not on a chair) cross legged (or with whatever sitting position you'd use for meditation) and put your hands behind your back. Introlock all your fingers, including your thumbs. Keeping your hands interlocking with your back straight, try to raise your arms and hands far up vertically whilst other trying to maximise the horizontal distance between hands and back. You don't have to strain yourself too much here. KEEP YOUR BACK STRAIGHT. 

 If you are looking straight ahead of you, tilt your head 90 degrees to left or right. The previous sentence is simply being written down to precisely give you a visual perspective from which to follow the next instructions. You can separate your thumbs and then from the current perspective of your visual field rotate your hands anti clockwise. Your fingers are interlocking (except thumbs) and your palm is facing away from your back. Keep your head in a normal position now. 

Keeping your back straight, stretch your hands and arms far out horizontally from your back whilst keeping your arms raised vertically. Put a lot of effort into this stretch, even if it's uncomfortable. After straining yourself for a bit you should start to feel a huge stretch across your entire arms and and shoulders. If it hurts and is uncomfortable, it's a good sign. Keep going. Remember to keep good form and symmetry. 

After you've finished, if you've done it right with enough intensity, your arms +shoulders will be tingling and relaxed. For a few brief moments my consciousness felt extremely elavated and amazing. It felt like I ascended to the 8468th dimension. 

Be careful, for me the stretch is very potent and caused numbness and tingling for me quickly. Do it at your own discretion. But if you're of normal health, and are not a pussy who doesn't mind numbness and tingling, go for it. 

Im typing about this just because it felt so orgasmic, idk if it will be the same for everyone. I did the stretch 70 minutes into meditation (so my shoulders and back were slightly loosened up for the whole things) and maybe it felt so good just because of the numbness and tingling I induced which persistent over an hour after. It might just be a combination of all the right factors which made it feel potent.

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Extra info which is not needed:

After doing it and putting your arms in front of you, your body might have the natural urge to bend your arms and flex them towards your body. 

To explain what this urge is, you might know of this little experiment. Completely submerge your hands in the pockets of your trousers ("trousers" is the same as the word "pants" for you filthy americans). Have an uncletched palm. Push both your hands outward from your body as hard as you again, straining your muscles. Your hands are fully submerged in the pocket and hence will not escape. Do it untill you're extremely tired.  Take your hands out of your pocket and your hands will experience a funny urge to move outwards. 

 

Edited December 21, 2018 by lmfao